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History & Philosophy of Science
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | S&C celebrates the 150th anniversary of the publication of the landmark book, The Origin of Species, by the most legendary member of NYAS, Charles Darwin. Join Gerald Edelman, Paul Ekman, and Terrence Deacon for an evening of evolution.
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Fifty years ago, C.P. Snow identified a lack of understanding between scientists and literary scholars. Panelists at an Academy symposium, summarized in a new eBriefing, say the divide today is between scientists and the general public, with troubling consequences. More
Current trends in this field have radically changed the face of psychoanalysis and psychotherapy by paving the way for innovative thinking, elaborating psychoanalytic theory, and linking therapeutic growth to neuroscience, philosophy, the arts, and other associated disciplines. More
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speakers: Gerald M. Edelman (The Neurosciences Institute and The Scripps Research Institute), Paul Ekman (University of California, San Francisco and Paul Ekman Group LLC), and Terrence Deacon (University of California, Berkeley)
S&C celebrates the 150th anniversary of the publication of the landmark book, The Origin of Species, by the most legendary member of NYAS, Charles Darwin. Join Gerald Edelman, Paul Ekman, and Terrence Deacon for an evening of evolution.
Thursday, December 3, 2009 | 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Speakers: Roger Cooke (University of Vermont), and Loren Graham (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
The History and Philosophy of Science Section of the New York Academy of Sciences holds multiple meetings covering a wide range of topics within the field.
Thursday, December 17, 2009 | 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
The Lyceum Society is for the Academy's retired and semi-retired members. All NYAS members are welcome.
Thursday, November 19, 2009 | 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Jim Browne (Management Engineer, Port Authority)
Please note the change in speaker for this meeting. The Lyceum Society is for the Academy's retired and semi-retired members. All NYAS members are welcome.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: Katayoun Chamany (Eugene Lang College, The New School for Liberal Arts)
Learn how to incorporate issues of social responsibility into the traditional biology curriculum to attract and maintain the interest of a diverse population of students.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Nathan Sivin (University of Pennsylvania)
The History and Philosophy of Science Section of the New York Academy of Sciences holds multiple meetings covering a wide range of topics within the field
Thursday, October 15, 2009 | 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: James Cohen, PE
The Lyceum Society is comprised of the Academy's retired and semi-retired members. Talks cover various scientific fields. All Academy members are welcome.
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eBriefing
Keynote Speakers: E.O. Wilson (Harvard University), John Edward Porter (Research!America), and Dean Kamen (DEKA Research)
Fifty years ago, C.P. Snow identified a lack of understanding between scientists and literary scholars. Panelists at an Academy symposium, summarized in a new eBriefing, say the divide today is between scientists and the general public, with troubling consequences.
Annals
Edited by Nancy VanDerHeide and William J. Coburn (Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis, Los Angeles, California)
Current trends in this field have radically changed the face of psychoanalysis and psychotherapy by paving the way for innovative thinking, elaborating psychoanalytic theory, and linking therapeutic growth to neuroscience, philosophy, the arts, and other associated disciplines.
eBriefing
Speaker: Gerald Holton (Harvard University)
Distinguished historian of science Gerald Holton explains that scientists share with artists a period of groping to find what they really want to say.
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